On the evening of the Winter Solstice Festival, the family gathered together to eat wontons according to customs. Although everything was simple during the filial piety period, this reunion dinner was indispensable.

"For the big holidays, you don't need to serve me, just sit down." Dow said with his eyelids down.

"Mrs. Thank you." The six concubines saluted.

Chen Muke and Tao took the children to sit at a table and concubines to sit at a table. Chen Muke announced the start of the meal, and everyone picked up the chopsticks and picked up the food, and finished the meal in silence.

After the meal, Chen Muke began to show his father's love again and asked about his two sons' learning situation. Shen Bomi stood in front of him and said respectfully: "Reply to his father's words, his son is learning "Sound Rhythm" and "Morals".

"Since I have learned "Sound and Rhythm", I will make a couple, you two brothers," Chen Muke said in a very beautiful mood.

"Father, please come out the first couplet." Shen Baiyu said first. Shen Baimi glanced at him. After only a few days of learning "Sound and Rhythm", how could he get confidence?

Chen Muke clenched his fist with his right hand, put it beside his mouth, coughed lightly, and said, "Since today is the Winter Solstice Festival, the first couplet shows 'The Winter Solstice is the end of the four seasons'."

The two brothers learned "Sound Rhythm" for a while, and they couldn't match it. Out of the corner of their eyes, they saw Tao stretching out three fingers and pointing at the fragrant tea of ​​plum blossom dew in the white porcelain cup on the table. Before Shen Baiyu could come up with it, Shen Baimi understood it and said aloud: "Bai Lu is the third update again."

"It's quite neat." Chen Muke nodded slightly with satisfaction.

Although Shen Bomi met, he had no joy on his face. If it weren't for his mother's reminder, he might not have been able to tell. He would have to work harder in "Sound and Rhythm".

Chen Muke released five first couplets, and the two brothers met three. Chen Muke asked the two brothers to recite several mottos. The scene of a kind father and a filial son was over. He took Dong Qixiu away. Tao didn't care about this. She beat the man and escorted the two brothers back to the yard, while she took her daughter back to the room.

The next afternoon, Chen Danxia had just gotten up from a nap, wearing a small jacket and slapping her muscles on the quilt to make her mother happy, and Chen Muke suddenly came over.

An unexpected flashed in Tao's eyes and asked, "Is there anything wrong with the master here?"

Chen Muke sat down on the chair, stepped back from the person, and said, "When worshiping ancestors on Laba Festival, Xiao Jiuer and the others will be recorded in the genealogy."

Tao knew about this. The Shen Bomi brothers were boys. Old Master Shen attached great importance to it. Not long after they were born, he wrote a letter back to Lu Tai and wrote their names on the genealogy. Chen Muke came here to mention it again today, which made Tao have a bad premonition, but his expression did not change. Instead, he picked up a small cotton coat and gave Chen Tong a walk. Seeing that she did not respond, Chen Muke paused and said, "I mean to remember Nian'er in your name."

When Tao heard this, he remembered that Chen Muke had thought of Shen Boding in her name in his dream. He was furious and curled his lips and said, "I think this is not the master's intention, it is the aunt Dong's intention."

Chen Muke was exposed and said a little angrily: "Don't worry about who it means, this matter is settled."

"Master, this matter cannot be decided just by saying that you can decide. If you want to remember the concubine's daughter in my name and act as the legitimate daughter, I have to agree." Tao said toughly. She is no longer her dream, and she will never obey Chen Muke's mercy.

Chen Muke looked at Tao with scrutiny. In the past or two years, there were too many women. Not only did they disobey his wishes, but they also always went against him.

"You know Nian'er's situation. You don't agree now. When your mother asks about it, you can't agree." Chen Muke said half-scared and half-coaxed.

Tao sneered and said, "Do you think the old lady will ask about this? Master, don't forget your second and third aunts. Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you."

Chen Muke was so angry that he raised his arm, "You! You woman! You..."

"Wow." Chen Danxia saw that Chen Muke was about to beat Tao, and used crying to save his mother.

When Tao saw his daughter crying, his attention was distracted and he didn't care about confronting Chen Muke. He picked up Chen Danxia and patted her lightly while walking out, "Good Xiaojiu'er, don't cry, don't cry..."

The Laba Festival came as scheduled. In the early morning, Chen Muke took his wife and children back to the Shen family's ancestral home to participate in the worship of ancestors. The head of the Shen family opened the ancestral hall, recited the sacrificial text, brought out a thick genealogy, and added the names of Chen Danxia, ​​Chen Danxun and others on it.

Chen Danxia saw Chen Muke's face as gloomy as the sky, and knew that he and Dong Qixiu failed to get what they wanted. The word "Shu" was still written after Shen Dan's name.

After worshiping the ancestors from the ancestral home, he returned to Liren Lane. According to the etiquette, Tao asked Shen Bomi brothers to send Laba porridge to each room of the Shen family. The Laba porridge next door of Cheng's family was delivered by Chen Danxia. It happened that Miao also brought Cheng's porridge to send Laba porridge.

The two little enemies met at the side door, and they still quarreled, mocking each other for fatty meat. Cheng Qi smiled excitedly and said, "Little Nine Sister, my elder brother is back." After Cheng Qi's elder brother Cheng Qi passed the exam for the scholar, he followed Mr. Cheng's arrangements, traveled around and increased his experiences.

"Oh." Chen Danxia said she knew, but she didn't see the process.

"I tell you that there is a lantern festival on the Lantern Festival. There will be many small stalls on the street selling delicious food. I'll treat you to it." Cheng Yu swallowed.

"I can't go out on the Lantern Festival." Chen Danxia pointed to the small piece of linen sewn on the lapel of her clothes, "I want to keep mourning at home." The mourning period can be celebrated, but it cannot be celebrated in a large manner, visit relatives and friends, and go out for fun.

Cheng Xi thought for a while and said, "Then I'll buy it for you to eat."

"Thank you." Chen Danxia smiled.

"You don't have to be polite to me. This is what it should be. Who made us fat brothers and fat girls?" Cheng Qing smiled.

"You are Fat Brother, I am not Fat Girl." Chen Danxia said with a lip.

"Little Nine Sister, who knows others, who knows themselves, who knows themselves," Cheng Yu suddenly thought of something, "You are still young, you don't understand this sentence. But Little Nine Sister, you are a little fat girl, you have to admit it."

This naughty child really doesn't know how to speak. She is fat, she knows, and maybe she can't say it out loud. Besides, she is baby fat. She will definitely become thinner when she grows up and will become a slim beauty.

Chen Danxia rolled her eyes and said, forget it, she was generous and didn't bother with him.

The New Year was over Laba Festival, but until New Year's Eve, the Tao did not receive the New Year gift from the Jindu Shen family. Although she didn't care about this New Year gift and knew that the Jindu Shen family could not send anything good, the Jindu Shen family's approach was heartbreaking.

The year passed simply. On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the new emperor changed the year name to Zhengtong, and the new emperor was called Zhengtong in history books.

On the 15th day of the first lunar month, Lutai County was decorated with lanterns. Tao also ordered people to hang various lanterns in the yard. Under the lanterns, there were also notes with riddles written on them.

"I guessed it, there is a prize." Dow gathered the children, including three concubines.

Chen Danxia and Shen Danxun are too young to participate, and they can only sit in the warm room and watch their brothers and sisters have fun from the open wooden window.

Shen Baimi took the lead in guessing five ways, and returned to the warm pavilion. Seeing Chen Danxia lying at the window, staring at her pitiful look, Shen Baimi felt distressed, and walked over and said, "Sister, can you guess the riddle of your brother's debut?"
Chapter completed!